Lobster Showing Rare Coloration Said To Come Once In Every 50 Million Lobsters
This image released by the New England Aquarium shows a one-pound female lobster, known as a “split,” that was caught by a Massachusetts fisherman last week and arrived at the aquarium in Boston, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012. Officials say such rare Halloween coloration is estimated to occur once in every 50 million lobsters. <AP/NEWSis/New England […]
Impact of US election on Korea-US ties
An examination of Seoul-Washington relations turns up patterns that may be useful in assessing the impact Barack Obama or Mitt Romney will have on Korea after the U.S. presidential election on Tuesday. Neither of the candidates has indicated that they would tamper with the Korea-U.S. alliance. Both candidates, backed by their parties, would continue to […]
I shall not want
I can hear the strains of softly struck gongs and Tibetan singing bowls from within a monastery perched on a high plateau in Central Asia. The temple like structure is steeped in solemnity and the natural wood façade, at times, peeps through the clouds like a castle in a heavenly kingdom. The surrounding plateau has […]
Korea seeks US-China dialogue
New trilateral format comes at Japan’s cost Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan said that China will be a new key partner in maintaining peace and security on the Korean Peninsula alongside the United States, adding the launch of Seoul-Washington-Beijing trilateral talks was urgent. “South Korea, the United States and China are now key players in discussions for […]
Canadian boarding school opens on Jeju
Branksome Hall Asia (BHA) will play a key role in cultivating successful young female leaders, said the principal of the prestigious Canadian girls’ school’s first overseas campus on Jeju Island. “We will inspire students to find their own remarkable talents, empower them to make their dreams become realities, and compel our students to take their […]
Security Council carousel
UNITED NATIONS ― It’s the annual diplomatic ritual when the 193-member U.N. General Assembly elects five of its members to serve for two-year stints on the powerful Security Council. As can be imagined, the competition is intense to gain real political power and the global limelight on the 15-member Council. The new members are selected […]
Group Shot Of Microsoft’s Early Founders In Display At Room Where Some 2,000 Developers Are Set To Hold Conference
The now-famous group shot of some of the early founders of Microsoft Corp., including Bill Gates, lower left, and Paul Allen, lower right, is displayed, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, in a room showcasing the latest devices to run the Windows 8 operating system, in Redmond, Wash. More than 2,000 app developers and other tech-industry workers […]
Indonesian President Visiting Britain Invited By Queen Elizabeth To Buckingham Palace
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, right, and his wife Ani Bambang Yudhoyono , second left, pose for a photograph with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II, centre right and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, left, in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace, in London, Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012, ahead of a state banquet in their honour. The […]
Yellow Cabs In Flooded Parking Lot Come To Surface As Superstorm Sandy Recede
A parking lot full of yellow cabs that was flooded the day before is now dry as flood waters recede in the aftermath of superstorm Sandy on Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2012 in Hoboken, NJ. <AP/NEWSis=Charles Sykes>
[Australia Report] Prime Minister Gillard releases “White Book” on future policy
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Amid the anxiousness of super power countries on the changing of global power that is predicted to take place in 20 to 30 years, Australia feels the need to reevaluate its foreign policy. “Foreseeing future is risky, but the bigger risk is the absence of planning our own future. As a nation, we are facing […]
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